Pjotr Prins <pjotr.publi...@thebird.nl> writes: >> I wonder if anyone has analyzed the dependency graphs of software >> packages (not necessarily for Guix, some big distribution like >> Debian would be more interesting), with the goal if identifying good >> splits based on simple criteria. > > Yeah, that would be a neat exercise. Any student here inclined to have > a go?
As was to be expected, a quick search found some promising pointers, e.g.: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.4226 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7490780/ Plus a lot more on language-specific dependency analysis, which is less directly useful but may contain interesting methods that could be generalized. So, yes, this would make a good research project (master's level for example) with the potential for academic recognition. Konrad.
